Rory McIlroy has praised the decision to block three LIV rebels from playing the PGA Tour's end-of-season FedEx Cup series, saying that «common sense prevailed». Talor Gooch, Hudson Swafford and Matt Jones had challenged the PGA Tour's barring of LIV defectors from the playoff events having qualified for the FedEx Cup. Ad But the trio's appeal was quashed by Judge Beth Labson Freeman on Tuesday in California, with the judge insisting that they were «well aware of the consequences» of joining the Saudi-backed series, and had not made a compelling case to overturn their suspensions.